How agentic AI is reshaping banking in South Africa
Agentic AI is already reshaping South African banking, writes Absa Business Banking CIO Lindelani Ramukumba.
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South Africa’s 5G boom is bypassing rural areas: Icasa
South Africa’s 5G coverage has surged to 58% nationally but rural areas are being left far behind, Icasa data shows.
Apple at 50: Three products that changed how we live – and three that really didn’t
On the tech giant’s 50th year, we ask analysts to give their top three Apple successes and misses
Artemis II’s Jeremy Hansen calls Project Hail Mary ‘a real treat’ before his space mission
Astronaut calls fellow Canadian Ryan Gosling’s movie ‘extraordinary’ ahead of Artemis II crew’s lunar fly-around
The new space movie Project Hail Mary starring Ryan Gosling has gotten a rave review from more than halfway to the moon.
Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen said on Saturday that he and his Artemis II crewmates got to watch the film with their families before launching on the lunar...
What Teens Are Doing With Those Role-Playing Chatbots
Harassing bots with “funny violence.” Confiding about a broken heart. Chatting with a block of cheese. Filling a void of loneliness.
Medicines watchdog to investigate UK peptide clinics over health claims
Exclusive: Guardian investigation finds several clinics making potentially unlawful claims about benefits of unregulated therapies
What are peptides, are they safe and is there evidence to back up the hype?
The medicines regulator is investigating whether UK clinics are breaking the law by making claims about the benefits of unregulated, experimental peptide therapies, the Guardian can...
What are peptides, are they safe and is there evidence to back up the hype?
Influencers and athletes are among those claiming substances can help with injury repair, weight loss and angi-ageing
Medicines watchdog to investigate UK peptide clinics over health claims
From influencers to athletes, high-profile figures are hailing peptides as the route to wellness, claiming they help with injury repair, weight loss, anti-ageing and mood. We take a look at what these...
DeepSeek V4 to run on Huawei silicon as China builds its own AI stack
DeepSeek has reportedly rewritten its code to run on Huawei chips and shut US suppliers out of its next flagship model.
WhatsApp is eating South African operators’ revenue
South Africa’s mobile operators earned R10.4-billion less in 2025 despite carrying 21% more voice traffic.
Uber and Lyft Offer Gas Price Relief, but Drivers Say It’s Not Enough
As fuel costs go up, making a living as a gig driver is harder than ever.
It’s official: scientists aren’t funny. But it doesn’t have to be this way | Helen Pilcher
It’s a world of bottom quarks and arsole compounds – so why is science still so serious? Levity can make it all a lot easier to understand
Science is an infamously dry endeavour. The noble practice seeks to answer humanity’s most inscrutable questions. How did life begin? What is consciousness? Why does naming cows increase their milk yield? Within this austere framework, there is little room...
Power-washing, pool-cleaning and mowing: Why millions are playing games about mundane jobs
It’s been nominated for two Bafta Games Awards – but why have mundane job games like PowerWash Simulator 2 become so popular?
How iPhones Found Their Way Into Space
The astronauts traveling in the Artemis II spacecraft were allowed to bring smartphones with them. Sadly, they can’t connect to the internet.
Footage captured by plane passenger shows Artemis II launch from air – video
Phone footage taken by a plane passenger captured the moment Nasa’s Artemis II mission launched on Wednesday evening, carrying astronauts to the moon for the first time in almost 54 years. It is the first time since the Apollo 17 mission in December 1972 that humans have left lower Earth orbit
Artemis II astronauts pass 100,000 miles from Earth on voyage to the moon
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Big Banks Seeking a Piece of SpaceX’s I.P.O. Must Subscribe to Elon Musk’s Grok
Mr. Musk is requiring Wall Street firms to purchase subscriptions to his A.I. chatbot if they want to advise on one of the largest initial public offerings in history.
XRP & Ethereum Trade Sideways; Holders Flock to BlockDAG for Over 760x Gains
The crypto market is sending mixed signals as traders keep an eye on both established coins and new tokens. The latest XRP price prediction shows that if it can push above $1.40, we might see a bullish upswing, but if it struggles, support levels around $1.25 and even $1.00 could come into play. At the […]
Fly me to the moon – or at least to Luton | Brief letters
The capabilities of man | Artemis II mission | Unnecessary descriptors | Uses for mint sauce | Easter wordsearch
Artemis II has successfully taken off to begin its journey to the far side of the moon (Report, 2 April). Meanwhile, this bank holiday, our grandson has been unable to travel by train from Manchester to Luton to support Peterborough United without multiple changes and replacement...
‘You look beautiful’: Artemis II crew makes contact from space – video
The four astronauts on Nasa’s lunar mission have spoken about their experience of the journey so far via video. Their Orion capsules is approaching 100,000 miles from Earth as it heads towards the moon, putting them on track to reach the farthest distance humans have ever travelled in space
Artemis II astronauts approach 100,000 miles from Earth on voyage to the moon
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UK’s leading AI research institute told to make ‘significant’ changes
Body that funds Alan Turing Institute says it should offer better strategy and more value for money
The UK’s leading AI research institute has been told to make “significant” changes by its main source of taxpayer funding.
The warning comes after the Guardian revealed the board of the Alan Turing Institute was reminded of its legal duties last month by the charity watchdog after a whistleblower...
The Future of Addictive Design + Going Deep at DeepMind + HatGPT
“The platforms should be absolutely begging Congress to regulate them, because the alternative is they get sued into oblivion by a bunch of law firms.”
Week in wildlife: a meep-meep roadrunner, a new frog species and Orkney voles
This week’s best wildlife photographs from around the world
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